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Chet Holmgren returns as Thunder take down Raptors
Jalen Williams scored 27 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-109 home win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.,While the Thunder's All-Star duo of Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (25 points) led the way as they have for much of the season, Friday's win was about the return of secon...
Jets edge Islanders, again tie franchise mark for consecutive wins
Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves as the Winnipeg Jets ran their winning streak to eight games with Friday's 4-3 victory over the visiting New York Islanders.,The eight-game run matches the longest winning streak in franchise history, dating back to the 1999-2000 A...
Malik Beasley's career night steers Pistons past 76ers
Malik Beasley scored a career-high 36 points and the host Detroit Pistons rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 125-112 on Friday night.,Tobias Harris added 22 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who led by as much as 34 points while ending a two-game skid.,Detroit's Ausar Thompson supplied 14 po...
Down 21 in 2nd half, Hawks storm past Bucks
Mouhamed Gueye had his first career double-double to lead the short-handed Atlanta Hawks to a 115-110 win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.,Gueye got a chance to play extended minutes since none of the four players Atlanta added at the trade deadline were available. Gueye scored a season-...
Hornets use late three vs. Spurs to halt six-game slide
Miles Bridges made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds to play and the Charlotte Hornets eked out a 117-116 victory against the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Friday night to halt a six-game losing streak.,It appeared Charlotte had lost its seventh straight when De'Aaron Fox hit a 3-pointer for S...
Cavaliers snap Wizards' season-best winning streak
Donovan Mitchell scored a team-high 33 points, helping the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers earn a 134-124 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday.,Evan Mobley had 27 points, Darius Garland added 23 and Max Strus scored 17 as the Cavaliers recorded their sixth victory in seven tries. Ty Jerome scored ...
Missing pair of stars, Penguins rally past Rangers
Philip Tomasino's tiebreaking score highlighted a three-goal second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins, minus superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, gutted out a 3-2 road win over the New York Rangers on Friday night. ,Blake Lizotte scored early in the second, then after New York went up 2-1, Ri...
No. 7 Purdue's dominance in paint overwhelms USC
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Braden Smith dished 13 assists and No. 7 Purdue nearly led wire-to-wire in a 90-72 rout of visiting Southern California on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind. ,The Big Ten Conference-leading Boilermakers (19-5, 11-2 Big Ten) overwhelmed the Troj...
Thomas Detry moves in front at WM Phoenix Open
Belgium's Thomas Detry went on a late run and turned in a 7-under-par 64 Friday to grab the second-round lead before play was suspended due to darkness at the WM Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.,Thirteen players were still on the course after the announcement at 6:10 p.m. local time. The round will...
Maple Leafs vying for four-game road sweep on visit to Canucks
The Toronto Maple Leafs look to complete a perfect four-game road trip and avenge a shutout loss to the Canucks when the teams meet Saturday night in Vancouver.,Toronto answered a three-game losing skid by recording victories in Edmonton, Calgary and Seattle. The 3-1 win over the Kraken on Thursday ...
Jin Young Ko breaks course record, jumps in front at Founders Cup
Jin Young Ko of South Korea caught fire late and broke the course record with an 8-under-par 63 to take the second-round lead at the Founders Cup on Friday at Bradenton (Fla.) Country Club.,A former World No. 1, Ko birdied six of her final nine holes to climb to 12-under 130 for the tournament. Four...
Adrian Meronk still on top at LIV Golf Riyadh
Adrian Meronk of Poland remains two shots ahead of Colombia's Sebastian Munoz to stay atop the leaderboard after both carded rounds of 6-under 66 on the second day of LIV Golf Riyadh on Friday in Saudi Arabia.,Munoz kept pace with Meronk, who fired a 62 in the first round and sits at 16-under par he...
Miguel Angel Jimenez gains share of lead in Morocco
Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 4-under-par 69 in the second round on Friday to vault into a share of the lead at the Trophy Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco.,The Spaniard collected six birdies against two bogeys to pull into a tie with Steven Alker of New Zealand at 7-under 139 in the PGA Tour Champions eve...
Colorado adds Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk to coaching staff
Marshall Faulk is joining head coach Deion Sanders at Colorado, giving the Buffaloes three members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on its coaching staff. ,Sanders and Faulk were 2011 inductees in Canton, with Warren Sapp joining them in 2013.,Sapp is the Buffaloes' senior quality control analyst on...
PARIVISION, Falcons move on in BLAST Slam II playoffs
PARIVISION survived a second consecutive playoff matchup on Thursday at the BLAST Slam II, edging Team Liquid 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Team Falcons came from behind for a 2-1 win over BetBoom Team in the other second-round playoff match.,Team Liquid and Team Falcon...
Bruce Thornton stars as Ohio State overtakes No. 18 Maryland
Bruce Thornton banked in a 3-point shot with seven seconds left to cap a 31-point night and propel Ohio State to a 73-70 come-from-behind victory over No. 18 Maryland on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.,Micah Parrish added 13 points for Ohio State (14-9, 6-6 Big Ten), which trailed by 17 points late in t...
Canucks edge Sharks on Drew O'Connor's OT penalty shot
Drew O'Connor scored on a penalty shot in overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Thirty-three seconds into the extra frame, Sharks center Macklin Celebrini interfered with O'Connor on a clear scoring chance. The penalty shot was awarded, and O'Con...
Late 14-0 run caps Pacers' comeback against Clippers
Pascal Siakam collected 33 points and 11 rebounds and Bennedict Mathurin added 25 points as the Indiana Pacers overcame a 22-point first-half deficit to earn a 119-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday in Inglewood, Calif.,A 14-0 run in the last three-plus minutes completed the Pacer...
LeBron James scores 42 as Lakers hold off Warriors
LeBron James poured in 42 points to join Michael Jordan as the only 40-year-olds to score 40 points in an NBA game as the Los Angeles Lakers notched a 120-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night.,James also grabbed a season-best 17 rebounds to go with eight assists and six 3-poi...
Anthony Stolarz returns to guide Maple Leafs past Kraken
Goaltender Anthony Stolarz, making his first appearance since Dec. 12, stopped 26 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday.,Stolarz was out for 24 games following knee surgery.,Philippe Myers, Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies scored for the Maple Leafs, who imp...